December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Italy’s Consob warns against OptionCM, IFX4U

Italy’s financial markets regulator Consob has earlier today issued warnings against binary options broker OptionCM and Forex broker IFX4U, warning the public that these entities are not authorized to target Italian investors. The Italian regulator notes that: The companies Dgx System Ltd and Crlink Limited are not authorized to offer investment services in Italy in…

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December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

MQL5.com is now available in German language

MetaQuotes Software, the developer of the popular trading platforms MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5), has launched a German version of MQL5.com at https://www.mql5.com/de. The release reflects the fact that German speaking traders and Expert Advisor developers form an active core of the MQL5.community, whereas Germany is one of the top six countries whose residents…

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December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

China, UAE agree to establish RMB clearing hub

The internationalization of the Chinese currency keeps gathering pace, as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China have signed an agreement to establish a clearing hub for the Chinese Yuan or Renminbi, Xinhua reported on Sunday referring to UAE media sources. This will be the second RMB clearing hub in the Middle East after Qatar launched the…

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December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

FxPro enhances charting capabilities of FxPro Tools app for iOS devices

Retail Forex broker FxPro has recently released a new version of its FxPro Tools application for iOS devices. The new version (2.1.8) of the solution is released shortly after the company made the application compatible with Apple Watch. The updated application comes with enhanced charting capabilities, including candlestick charts for all instruments and the possibility to…

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December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Bitcoin Group reschedules planned IPO

Bitcoin miner Bitcoin Group Limited has lodged another prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), in a move that postponed the planned initial public offering of the company on ASX again. The latest prospectus (Second Replacement Prospectus) was filed on December 24, 2015. It includes: an Independent Expert Report to support some statements…

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December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Japan’s FSA issues warnings against three FX, binary options brokers

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has updated its lists of unregistered entities that offer financial instruments services to Japanese investors. The latest additions to these lists are three – two Forex brokers and one binary options broker. Fox International Partners Ltd The company is also known as Fox Forex. It provides the following address: Global…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

John Jackson joins Playtech's Board of Directors

Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has just announced that John Jackson will join its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2016. Mr. Jackson will sit on the Board's Remuneration Committee; Risk and Compliance Committee; Audit Committee; and Nominations Committee. Mr. Jackson's previous roles include group Chief Executive of Jamie Oliver Holdings Limited from 2007 to 2015; group…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Importance of Trade Reporting systems: Macquarie fined $3 million

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced it has imposed a fine of $2.95 million on Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. over the firm's failure to file comprehensive and accurate trade data in an automated format when requested by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and FINRA. In addition, Macquarie was ordered to carry out…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Diane Schueneman to leave ICAP's Board of Directors

ICAP plc (LON:IAP), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announced today that independent non-executive director Diane Schueneman will step down from the Board. The change is effective December 31, 2015. Ms Schueneman, who plans to concentrate on other commitments, will resign from her roles as member of…

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December 23, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

MT4 build 950 offers built-in videos, performance enhancements

MetaQuotes Software, the developer of the popular MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) trading platforms, today released a new build (950) of MT4. The updated solution offers its users a set of performance improvements, such as a full-featured search function. Terminal The sorting of MQL4 programs in the sub-folders of the Navigator window has…

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